Scott, One British thermal unit (Btu) is the quantity of heat or thermal energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of pure water one degree F. The unit for thermal energy is the joule (J). One kilojoule = 0.9478 Btu. The watt (W), equal to joule per second (J/s), is used for power, where one watt = 3.412 Btu per hour.
Regards, ____________________________________________ Kevin J. Hight -- Regulatory Compliance Engineer Exabyte Corporation 1777 Exposition Drive, Building #7 Boulder, Colorado 80301 Phone: 303-417-5534; Fax: 303-417-5710 Pager: 303-855-7029; Email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 8:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Heat Calculation Hello, Does anyone know how to compute heat dissipation for a product given mains power input (volts, amps, watts)? Our spec sheets always list heat dissipation (e.g. 1,000 BTU/hour) for each product and I wonder where the number comes from and why it never changes from one product to the next. Thanks for any comments received. Scott [email protected] --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
